Biography
Amy Seimetz is an American actress and filmmaker. She was born on 25 November 1981 in Florida and grew up in the Tampa–St Petersburg area. She briefly attended film school at Florida State University before moving to Los Angeles, where she began working in independent film as a producer, director, writer, editor and actor.
Seimetz gained notice for her performances in independent films including Upstream Color (2013) and You're Next (2013). Her television roles include Danette Leeds in The Killing (2011–2014), Becky Ives in Stranger Things (2016–2017) and Birdie in Sweet Tooth (2021–2024). Film credits include Alien: Covenant (2017), Pet Sematary (2019) and Mary Wertz in No Sudden Move (2021). She has also directed features such as Sun Don't Shine (2012) and She Dies Tomorrow (2020), and episodes of series including The Girlfriend Experience and Atlanta.
In 2026 she appeared as Paula MacKenzie in the series The Testaments.
